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Women's unequal political representation remains a problem all over the world, including in Albania. Women constitute approximately 50 percent of the 2.88 million people in Albania but, only 28 percent of Albanian parliamentary seats are held by women.
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Tonight IRI will present its Freedom Award posthumously to slain Russian reformer Boris Nemtsov. Accepting the award will be Vladimir Kara-Murza.
Mr. Kara-Murza was a close aide and confidant of Boris Nemtsov, and they worked closely together to support the PARNAS opposition party,... Read More

Lisa Gates

We mourn the passing of Boris Nemtsov, a Russian patriot and freedom fighter, who was gunned down Friday night within steps from the Moscow Kremlin and only two days before he was set to lead a massive opposition rally to protest Putin’s regime.
I have worked with many political leaders from the... Read More

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Steve Nix

IRI's chairman U.S. Senator John McCain released the following statement on the murder of Russian opposition leader and human rights activist Boris Nemtsov:
“I was devastated to learn of the murder in Moscow today of my friend Boris Nemtsov. My thoughts and prayers are with... Read More